Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10391559 | China Particuology | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The hydrodynamic behavior of fine powders in jet-fluidized beds was studied numerically and experimentally. The starting point of numerical simulation was the generalized Navier-Stokes (N-S) equations for the gas and solids phases. The κ-É turbulence model was used for high-speed gas jets in fluidized beds. Computation shows that a suitable turbulence model is necessary to obtain agreement between the simulation and literature experimental data for a high-speed gas jet. The model was applied to simulating the fluidization of fine powders in fluidized beds with an upward or a downward air jet. An empirical cohesion model was obtained by correlating the cohesive force between fine particles using a cohetester. The cohesion model was embedded into the two-fluid model to simulate the fluidization of fine powders in two-dimensional (2-D) beds. To study the fluidization behavior of fine and cohesive powders with a downward jet, experiments were performed in a 2-D bed. Agreement between the computed time-averaged porosity and measured data was obtained. With an upward jet in the bed center, the measured and computed porosities show a dilute central core, especially at very high jet velocities. Based on our experiments and computations, a downward jet located inside the bed is recommended to achieve better mixing and contacting of gas and solids.
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Authors
Ruoyu Hong, Jianmin Ding, Hongzhong Li,